1990 Oregon State Beavers football team

1990 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumParker Stadium
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 USC 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
UCLA 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Beavers ended the season with one win and ten losses. 1990 was Oregon State's 20th consecutive losing season. The Beavers scored 152 points and allowed 371 points. The team was led by head coach Dave Kragthorpe. The season is most memorable for the 35–21 win over Arizona. According to David Rothman, this was the greatest upset in all of college football between 1985 and 1998. The probability of Oregon State winning was 7.4%.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:30 pmMontana*
L 15–2225,201[2]
September 811:00 amat Kansas*
L 12–3828,500[3]
September 151:30 pmUNLV*
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 20–4517,272[4]
September 2212:30 pmat Stanford
L 3–3745,000[5]
September 2911:00 amat No. 8 Nebraska*
L 7–3176,061[6]
October 131:30 pmNo. 21 Arizona
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
W 35–2121,653[7]
October 201:30 pmWashington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 24–5527,245[8]
October 273:30 pmat UCLA
L 17–2642,427[9]
November 36:00 pmat Arizona State
L 9–3456,325[10]
November 103:30 pmNo. 23 USC
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
PrimeL 7–5618,795[11]
November 171:30 pmOregon
L 3–635,962[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [13]

References

  1. ^ "Title Unknown". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Montana upends Beavers". The Sunday Oregonian. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "KU players trace success to one play early in game". The Kansas City Star. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "OSU stung in 45–20 loss". Statesman Journal. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford hands lifeless Beavers another loss". The Sunday Oregonian. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "51 1/2-point favorites struggle with Beavers". The Florida Times-Union. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats come apart in Corvallis". The Arizona Daily Star. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bledsoe's 3 TDs help WSU crush Oregon St". The Columbian. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA fends off stubborn OSU". The Columbian. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Devils trash Beavers". The Arizona Republic. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Trojans don't let down, roll up 56–7 victory". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ducks win field goal battle". Statesman Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1990 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
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